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Originally posted by sapper740
I'm just finishing up reading Hubert Meyer's detailed and fascinating book; The 12TH SS The history of the Hitler Youth Panzer Division. Time and time again artillery was the trump card that allowed a successful attack or derailed a German counter-attack in Normandy. There are many journal entries, both personal and official that identify the artillery barrage as swinging the outcome of the battle.  CHIMO!
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Hi Derek,
I OFTEN wonder if there are sites or foums online in which the stories of these Hitlerjugend are told ... for instance, talk of the executions of the Canadian soldiers. All of the Hitlerjugend survivors of the war can't have held their tongues forever about their activities or what they saw or heard. Many are probably still alive, being still quite youngish teenagers at the time.
I almost wish I could read German because I assume if stories were shared they'd be in German language
By the way ... great poem
Karmen